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ArticleNature methods2018

A hybridization-chain-reaction-based method for amplifying immunosignals.

Rui Lin, Qiru Feng, Peng Li, Ping Zhou, Ruiyu Wang, Zhe Liu, Zhiqiang Wang, Xiangbing Qi, Nan Tang, Feng Shao and 1 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Rui LinSchool of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Qiru FengNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Peng LiNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Ping ZhouNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Ruiyu WangNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Zhe LiuNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Zhiqiang WangNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Xiangbing QiNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Nan TangNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Feng ShaoNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.
Minmin LuoNational Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3535-6624

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunosignal hybridization chain reaction (isHCR) combines antibody-antigen interactions with hybridization chain reaction (HCR) technology, which results in amplification of immunofluorescence signals by up to two to three orders of magnitude with low background. isHCR's highly modular and easily adaptable design enables the technique to be applied broadly, and we further optimized its use in multiplexed imaging and in state-of-the-art tissue expansion and clearing techniques.

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AnimalsAntibodiesAntigensBehavior, AnimalBrainGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesNucleic Acid HybridizationProtein BindingAntibodiesAntigens

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PMID29481551

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